Credit Repair in Atlanta

October 15, 2008

So you are tired of paying some one else’s mortgage and you want to buy a home but you have been told your credit just won’t allow you to. Let me see if I can guess the way the conversation went. You filled out a mortgage application and the person electronically accessed your credit report. [...]

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Suwanee Home For Sale – Collins Hill Schools

October 11, 2008

Located in Suwanee’s Richland Subdivision and the award winning Collins Hill School District of Gwinnett County is 1898 Lake Shadow Way. This lovely brick front and Hardiplank siding home features 5 bedrooms and 3 baths. A guest bedroom and full bath are on the main floor of the home along with the light and bright [...]

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Atlanta Real Estate Market Update – Seen through a Mover’s Eyes

October 10, 2008

 
 

Several days ago I had the privilege of meeting Kent Aabye of 1-866-U-Moving and Atlanta Movers. During our conversation I asked Kent what he saw in the Atlanta Real Estate from a mover’s perspective. As we talked further I thought it would be interesting for Kent to actually write an article for the blog and [...]

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Congratulations John Wieland Homes

October 7, 2008

John Wieland Homes has recently been awarded the J D Power New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Award for Atlanta. This is the second year in a row for John Wieland to receive this prestigious award. J D Power uses nine factors to evaluate home builders: Builder’s Sales Staff, Builder’s warranty/customer service staff, workmanship and materials, [...]

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Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Product

October 2, 2008

Starting today October 2 and continuing through October 5, 2008 The Georgia Department of Revenue via House Bill 948 and Senate Bill 342 is exempting both the state and local sales and use tax for specific water efficient and “Energy Star” products. The exemptions are limited to products with a purchase price of less than [...]

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Lawrenceville Home For Sale – Peachtree Ridge School District

September 30, 2008

Located in the Peachtree Ridge School District of Gwinnett County, 1600 Swan Valley Ct. has a lot to offer. Coming in from the 2 car garage you enter into the spacious kitchen. Plenty of counter space and an island/breakfast bar provides an ample food preparation and serving area. The kitchen is open to the eating [...]

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Home Valuation Sites vs The Real World

September 29, 2008

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of meeting with a young couple who were being transferred to Ohio. Both are very well educated as she is in the education field and he has an engineering degree. I had them show me their home from top to bottom and point out all the upgrades they [...]

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2008 Atlanta Home Show

September 23, 2008

This Thursday at noon the 2008 Fall Atlanta Home Show kicks off its 25th year. Presented by The Home Depot Home Services, this years home show will take place at Cobb Galleria Centre. The show schedule is as follows:

Thursday 9-25 noon to 6:00pm
Friday 9-26 noon to 8:00pm
Saturday 9-27 10:00am to 8:00pm
Sunday 9-28 noon to [...]

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Polybutylene Plumbing-The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

September 18, 2008

Let’s start with a little history about polybutylene plumbing. Polybutylene is a plastic resin that was used extensively in water supply piping from 1978 until 1995. With its lower cost and ease of installation polybutylene was considered the pipe of the future. It was used as a substitute for copper and was most commonly found [...]

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Down Payment Assistance Done

August 7, 2008

With the recent signing into law of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, as of October 1, 2008 seller contributions (interested third parties) to non-profit down payment assistance programs are finished. Nehemiah Corporation of America, the leading non-profit down payment assistance provider in America, estimates that in the next year alone approximately 300,000 [...]

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